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The Creep Behind the Camera

  • 20142014
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  • 1h 51m
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The Creep Behind the Camera (2014)
The Creep Behind the Camera was an actual filmmaker named Vic Savage; a real scumbag whose only real skill was in his uncanny ability to convince the residents of 1960 Glendale, California that he was making "the biggest, the BEST monster movie ever made!"
 
The true story of Vic Savage, aka AJ Nelson and the making of his monster opus The Creeping Terror (1964) is told in the narrative dark-comedy The Creep Behind the Camera. Psychopath director AJ - with his battered wife in tow - travels from a bakery in Connecticut to sleazy underground Hollywood with the dream of making monster movies... encountering desperate actors, drugs, prostitution rings lead by old ladies murder and even Charles Manson along the way.
 
Hilarious and wholly disturbing look at human nature and delusional demagoguery, The Creep Behind the Camera is a rollercoaster ride that takes a nostalgic but cautionary look at the era of drive-in cinema at its very worst.
 
The monster was BEHIND the camera.
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An exploration of the making of b-movie sci-fi cult classic "The Creeping Terror" and its con-man director Art "A.J." Nelson/Vic Savage.An exploration of the making of b-movie sci-fi cult classic "The Creeping Terror" and its con-man director Art "A.J." Nelson/Vic Savage.An exploration of the making of b-movie sci-fi cult classic "The Creeping Terror" and its con-man director Art "A.J." Nelson/Vic Savage.

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  • Director
    • Pete Schuermann
  • Writer
    • Pete Schuermann
  • Stars
    • Josh Phillips
    • Jodi Lynn Thomas
    • Bill LeVasseur
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    • Pete Schuermann
  • Writer
    • Pete Schuermann
  • Stars
    • Josh Phillips
    • Jodi Lynn Thomas
    • Bill LeVasseur
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    • 16User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
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      • 1 nomination

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    Jodi Lynn Thomas
    Jodi Lynn Thomas
    • Lois Wisemanas Lois Wiseman
    Bill LeVasseur
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    Laurel Harris
    Laurel Harris
    • Helen Whittleseyas Helen Whittlesey
    Mark Lee
    • Jon Lackeyas Jon Lackey
    Chris Winters
    • Norman Booneas Norman Boone…
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    Jason Coviello
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    Katie Bevard
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    At first watch most viewers find many of the sequences in The Creeping Terror so unbelievably awful and ineptly executed that the movie transcends the sci-fi and horror genres and delves into the realm of comedy. But the story behind the film contains all of the elements of classic movie-making that director Art Nelson would have killed to have in The Creeping Terror. It's the sci-fi Ed Wood told by the actual people who helped bring The Creeping Terror to life, recounting the desperate tales of Art Nelson by those who knew him best. There are rather elegantly produced scenes to set up the actual, and hilarious, footage from The Creeping Terror, also included in CREEP! The real monster was behind the camera. —Anonymous
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      • Con Artist, Psychopath, Movie Director.
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      • Animation
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      • Sci-Fi
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      • Not Rated
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      The Creeping Terror (1964) was in production from 1962-1964, when Charles Manson was in federal prison. Manson was not released until 1967 and did not live at the Spahn Ranch until he and his "family" were evicted from their San Francisco living quarters in 1968.
    • Quotes

      Art Nelson: It's okay kids! Sometimes shit just comes outa the sky!

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    9/10
    Quite the surprise!
    I caught this movie at a local screening in Colorado Springs when out with the wife. It was a spur of the moment decision that we were very happy to have made. The Creep Behind the Camera details the story of a low-life film director that essentially conned a small town into making one of the worst horror films ever made, "The Creeping Terror". What caught us by surprise was the way the narrative was told. It wasn't a typical documentary as it was filmed almost entirely as a re- telling/remake/reenacting/documentary hybrid that was extremely effective in absorbing us into the story. The character arc for Mr. Nelson was extremely captivating and very intense. The actors' performances were also spectacular. All around, The Creep Behind The Camera was a fantastic dark comedy, high in production quality, thoroughly captivating, and left us with a huge impression on Colorado Springs' local filmmaking scene.
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    • Release date
      • August 4, 2015 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Creep!
    • Production company
      • Slithering Carpets
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 51 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • D-Cinema 48kHz 5.1
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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